Mowden Park Under-15s' clash with Northern saw another defeat despite some good efforts by the forwards to win the ball and gain ground.

The first half saw Northern break clear to score their first converted try after around five minutes. closely followed by a second unconverted one just after the restart due to a failed tackle. Mowden tried hard to defend and stem the onslaught but the absence of Mathew Gee at full back saw Northern make full use of the situation and run in a further two tries, converting one, before half time.

The second half saw Mowden's forwards winning around 80 per cent of the ball but a strong Northern defence prevented them from scoring any points. Around five minutes into the second half Mowden formed a maul on their own 22 and managed to push Northern all the way back to the opposite 22 before losing control of the ball coming out of the maul and consequently conceding another try down the wing. Northern were unable to convert and Mowden defended well for the rest of the second half before a lucky break by Northern saw them take another converted try just before the final whistle.

Darlington Mowden Park Under-14s and Northern were meting for the first time at Yiewsley Drive in ideal conditions and produced an entertaining display of all round rugby. Mowden took first blood after four minutes when Luke Kelly broke down the centre to score under the posts, Daniel Wilson converting. Northern replied when Mowden gave away a penalty for infringing from the side and Northern slotted the ball over for three points. Northern then took Mowden on up front, winning an awful lot of Mowden's ball. This allowed them to score in the corner with the conversion just short. Mowden's backs started putting some runs together and when Northern tried to kick themselves out of defence, the waiting full back Daniel Wilson took a clean catch on the half way line and ran through to score an unconverted try in the corner. Mowden then soaked up the pressure for the last five minutes but again Northern took Mowden's scrum on to score in the last minute of the game. Final score was Darlington Mowden Park 12, Northern 13.

All players welcome for training on Wednesday evenings, 6-7pm at Yiewsley Drive.